Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Friday, April 3, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Friday, April 3, 2026 features 76 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.0 letters. The longest answer is "focusgroup".
Total Clues
76
Longest
focusgroup
Avg Length
5.0
Shortest
ACT
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Have a sudden inspiration
4GASP
Less cockamamie
5saner
Hydropower sources
4DAMS
__, Sing America: Hughes
4ITOO
Scent
5AROMA
Rapper who plays Fin on "Law & Order: SVU"
4ICET
"Pay attention," "Listen up," and "Eyes on the prize"
10focusgroup
Whiskey mixer
4soda
Place for post-debate interviews
8spinroom
Bug experts, for short
6itpros
Work in a cast
3ACT
"Unbelievable!," "That's crazy!," and "What a coincidence!"
9wildbunch
Implore
5PLEAD
That a fact?
4isit
Tampa Bay team, familiarly
4BUCS
Like folk tales
4oral
Settle, as a debt
5REPAY
Hospital dept.
3ICU
"Gee whiz!," "Golly!," and "Holy cow!"
7boyband
Modeled on
3ala
Down source
5GEESE
Art __
4DECO
Former quarterback Aikman
4TROY
Winery purchase
4case
Pettiness
5spite
"Sleep tight," "Sweet dreams," and "Don't let the bedbugs bite"
9nightcrew
Dusk, poetically
3EEN
Catch
6ENMESH
Low-cal drink
8litebeer
Singer Lambert
4ADAM
"Check this out," "I'll demonstrate," and "Eyes on me"
10watchparty
Ceremonial event
4RITE
Responded to an alarm
5AWOKE
Viking character
4RUNE
Lip
4SASS
Detect
5SENSE
Getaway spots
4SPAS
Motion pictures
4GIFS
Sitting on
4ATOP
Nonverbal signal
9socialcue
Mimics a cat, perhaps
7pounces
Starchy palm product
4sago
One-way symbol
5ARROW
Swedish actress Rapace who plays Lisbeth Salander
5noomi
Bird in the bush?
3EMU
Word after Grand and Cedar, in city names
6rapids
Row
7DISPUTE
Part of a squirrel's diet
5acorn
French red wine
5MEDOC
Hoard
5STASH
Sp. miss
4SRTA
Classic car, informally
5tbird
Light purple
5LILAC
Dark purple
4PUCE
Scooby-__
3DOO
Well-known
3big
Winona of "Stranger Things"
5RYDER
Actor Vigoda
3ABE
Work together
9partnerup
Skin soother
4ALOE
Happy cry
3YAY
Heart throbs
5BEATS
Figs.
3NOS
Plots
7SCHEMES
Haberdashery accessories
7tiebars
Both sides of America?
6schwas
Tiny sound
4PEEP
Gets warmer
5NEARS
Birthplace of novelist Kiran Desai
5india
Exams for future MBAs
5gmats
John with an EGOT
5ELTON
Threads in tea lights
5wicks
You, once
4THEE
Peak near Catania
4ETNA
Whiskeys that are typically more dry than bourbons
4ryes
Speechless feeling
3awe
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